Depends on what your talking about. If your talking empowering as in strengthening its usually done by practice. The more you emmerse yourself in certain energies the more in tune with those energies you get. Manipulation for me is becoming mental. I tap into the energy and envision it doing what its supposed to do or what I want it to do and it sends my thought and energy toward the task.

Sorry i didnt respond had to deactivate my old account the one above so dont think i am spam anyways i can physically see energy its not a mental thing with me but i also took a good 2 years to do nothing but hone my skills at working with energy some have that gift some have others if it doesnt come naturally it isnt for you just like i know people that are psychics ive never been able to tell the future because it isnt my gift so if working with energy isnt your gift do a soul search and find yours